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VOA常速英语:Scholarship Helps Tiny US Town Fight for Survival
词汇讲解:
1. trend n. 趋势, 倾向
例句:The rise in violent crime is a disturbing new trend.
暴力犯罪的上升是一种令人担忧的新趋势。
2. disappear vi. 不见, 消失
例句:A ship disappeared below the horizon.
船消失在地平线下。
3. intimate adj. 亲密的, 密切的
例句:Both felt that they had become very intimate.
两人都感到了他们之间已变得非常亲密。
4. dishearten vt.使失去勇气,使失去信心
例句:The feeble applause disheartened us.
微弱的掌声叫我们泄气。
5. scholarship n. 奖学金
例句:She won a scholarship to go to university.
她获得了上大学的奖学金。
6. fund vt.为…提供资金, 给…拨款
例句:The company is funding another scheme.
这个公司正为另一项计划拨款。
7. benefactor n. 捐助者,施主
例句:A private benefactor donated £20000.
一位私人捐助者捐献了两万英镑。
8. donate v. 捐赠, 赠送
例句:They used to donate large sum of money to the Red Cross every year.
他们过去每年都向红十字会捐献大笔的钱。
9. pool vt. (为共同目的)合出(资金,物资,想法等);合办,联营
例句:If we pool our ideas, we may be able to produce a really good plan.
如果我们集思广益,我们也许能制订一个真正完善的计划。
10. peer n. 同等的人;同辈,同事
例句:Children are easily influenced by their peer.
孩子很容易受同辈影响。
11. metropolitan adj. 大都会的, 大城市的
例句:Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.
大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。
12. thrive vi.兴盛; 兴隆;长得健壮
例句:Few plants or animals thrive in the desert.
极少数植物或动物能在沙漠中茁壮成长。
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